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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-06-10 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, with a 76.2 score against 75.8. The Huawei Mate 20 lite body is much newer, a little bit lighter and notably thinner than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy S7 Active has a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a higher number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels and better video frame rate.
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